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Lie (Tell Untruths) vs. Lie (Recline) vs. Lay (put) – Common grammar mistakes in English with examples and conjugations Watch this video on YouTube Lie (tell untruths) Conjugation: lie – lied – lied – lying Wrong: Many years ago, his wife laid to him. Right: Many years ago, his wife lied to him. Wrong: He …
Ebullient GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ɪbˈʊl.i.ənt/ (adj) Ebullient definition enthusiastic and lively, positive and happy, vivacious, jovial, zestful, cheerful, jolly, ardent, bright, exhilarated, bubbly, exuberant – boiling Example “Children really are zestful and ebullient! As parents I think it’s our job to nurture the lively spirit within them. The rule around our home is to keep …
Guile GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /gaɪl/ (noun) trickery, deceit, chicanery, deviousness, cleverness, treachery, artifice, slyness, cunning, duplicity, astuteness, deceitfulness Other Supreme Court decisions have found nothing unconstitutional about police statements that misrepresent the real focus of the interrogation or distort the amount of incriminating evidence against the accused. Only if such trickery or guile takes place …
Definition of Impasse as a GRE Vocabulary Flashcard also found in 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam with illustration and synonym in real context and authentic examples for advanced learners of English /ˈɪm.pæs/ (noun) Definition a situation in which there is no room for further progress, block to agreement or progress, …
Taciturn GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈtæs.ɪ.tɜːn/ (adj) talking little or silent by nature, reticent, reserved, quiet, shy, laconic, uncommunicative, introverted, withdrawn, mute, untalkative, dumb Sometimes it’s easy to spot the introverts. In large groups, we “quiet and taciturn ones” can usually be found just listening and observing. We shun small talk and try to speak only …
Assuage GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈsweɪdʒ/ (verb) Definition to relieve something unpleasant, make unpleasant feelings better, appease, allay, soothe, palliate, mitigate, abate, pacify, alleviate, soften, ease, placate, lessen, diminish, mollify, comfort, conciliate, moderate, tranquilize Example Indian history likewise is full of events depicting the struggle between the weak and the strong and the alternate rise and …
Adulterate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /əˈdʌl.tə.reɪt/ (verb) to make something impure, spoil, degrade, debase, pollute, weaken, infect, contaminate, ruin, taint, corrupt Adulteration or contamination of natural food products is one of the major challenges in today’s society. Despite various actions and penalties, the practice of adding adulterant is quite common in some countries. There are various …
Listless GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈlɪst.ləs/ (adj) lacking enthusiasm or energy to do anything that requires effort, weary, apathetic, lethargic, lazy, indolent, uninterested, enervated, languid, inert If you are listless or have a low mood that lasts 2 weeks or more, it could be a sign of depression. Support is also available if you’re finding it …
Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind – English for Psychology with a podcast, selected passage and illustrated flashcards to improve your listening and reading comprehension Watch this video on YouTube Reading practice Focus on your future instead of your past People focus on the negative instead of the positive, and on the past instead of the future, …
Chauvinist GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪst/ (noun) an irrational patriot, someone with a sense of racial or ethnic superiority, bigot, biased, prejudicial, partisan, one-sided, tendentious, jingoist, xenophobe, sexist, nationalist, colored, partial, ethnocentric Chauvinism, excessive and unreasonable patriotism, similar to jingoism. The word is derived from the name of Nicolas Chauvin, a French soldier who, satisfied with …